Venerable Hidden Moon's appearance had already taken the cultivators present by surprise.
The cultivators admitted to this meeting all belonged to sects with a certain degree of influence in their regions.
In other words, they were all names people in the Heavenly Strategy Dynasty would recognize.
This was the first National Symposium on Cultivator Development, an event that might well go down in history.
Many cultivators wanted to earn a good reputation, so naturally, they had fought tooth and nail to attend.
The three great Dao Alliances would all show Li Chen respect, but Venerable Hidden Moon's status was special. He was the master of a hidden sect, placing him a level above the rest.
Within the secular Cultivation World, even relatively powerful sects could not compare with hidden sects.
Such was the prestige of hidden sects. Nobody had ever heard of their members attending a meeting held by a secular imperial house, much less their sect masters.
Venerable Hidden Moon's appearance therefore set everyone whispering among themselves, speculating about the purpose of this meeting.
"Sect Master Wang, who do you think we're still waiting for? That little girl?"
"Shh, Old Hu. If you can keep certain things to yourself, shut your mouth. Calling Minister Lin a little girl to her face-you certainly have some nerve."
"What's there to be afraid of? Minister Lin comes from the same place as me, and her uncle and I are old friends."
"No wonder your sect's been doing so well lately. You've been pulling strings! When are you going to introduce your old buddy here?"
Heavenly Strategy had offered plenty of benefits recently, with abundant resources being produced in the northern snowy mountains, western rainforests, and eastern seas.
In the past, sects seeking to develop had fought bloody battles with other factions. Whoever